A brand new gin experience is launching in Chester just in time for Christmas.

Spirited Away: The Gin Sessions, the brainchild of Chester businessman Calum Adams from The Bespoke Drinks Company, officially starts in December in different locations across the city - with each session themed around its location and the month or season it runs in.

The first event held on December 7 will be a festive themed evening where guests will be greeted with a warm gin toddy and canapés before embarking on a 'unique drinking experience' with lots of festive surprises.

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You'll learn about gins that represent the history of the spirit but that also tie into Chester, before being taken to a local bar and being introduced to more types of gin.

Calum told CheshireLive that he hopes the Spirited Away sessions which he wants to hold on a general monthly basis, will be an 'exciting and cultural event' for Chester from people who have worked in hospitality all their lives.

"I’ve been in the bar industry for over 10 years now, and grew up and learnt much of what I know at Barlounge in the city centre," he said.

"I started The Bespoke Drinks Company to bring a high end level of drinks service to events and hopefully start doing exciting things around the city.

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"Chester is a beautiful place with a rich history, and I love the idea of creating events and pop-ups that are in keeping with the city and all its heritage," explained Calum.

"It is also really important to me to work with as many local suppliers, businesses and vendors to create something we can all be proud of.

"In other cities around the country there are always beautiful and creative nights, events and goings-on for people to get involved in, and I wanted to bring more of that to Chester."

He acknowledges: "There are gin tours all over the world which are great and plenty of fun. But we wanted to create something unique to our city.

"Our guests will be walked through this sensory experience using more than taste, each drink will challenge their sense of touch, smell and sight. And as they leave we will have a little goody bag for them."

Tickets cost £49.95 and go on sale from the first week of November and can be purchased on their Facebook page.